The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-06-11
Bill Nye and Jay Gould.
New York World.

1t had been ten long weary years
since 1 last met Jay Gould until l
called upon him yesterday to renew
the acquaintance and discuss the
happy past. Ten years of patient
toll and earnest endeayor on my
part. ten years of philanthrophy on
his, have been filed away in the grim
and greedy heretofore. Both of US
have changed in that time. though
jaw has changed more than 1 have.
Perhaps that is because he has been
thrown more in contact with change
than 1 have.
Still, had changed a good deal in
those years, for when called at Irv-
ington yesterday Mr. Gould did not
remember me. Neither did the
watchful and oyerestimated dog in
the front yard. Mr., Gould lives in
comfort, in CHEEKY home, surround
ed by help and barbed-wire fence.
By wearing ready-made clothes,
instead of having his clothes made
especially for himself, he has been
enabled to amass a good many mill
lions of dollars with which he is en-
abled to buy things.
Carefully concealing the fact that 1
had any business relations with the
press, gave my card to the person
s>who does chores for Mr.. Gould, and,
apologizing for not having dropped
in before, l took a seat in the spare
room to wait for the great railroad
magnate.
Mr., Gould entered the room with
a slow, stealthy. tread, and looked me
over in a cursory way and yet with
the air of connisseur,
II believe that / have never had
the pleasure of meeting you before,
Sir" said the great railroad swallow
er and amateur philanthropist, with
a tinge of railroad irony.
Eyes, sir, we met some ten years
ago." said I. lightly running my
fingers over the keys of the piano in
order to show him that I was accus.
toned to the sight of a piano. 81 was
then working in the rolling mill at
Laramie City. Wyo., and you came
to visit the mill, which was then OPP
Grated by the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. You do not remember
me because l have purchased a diff
ferent pair of trousers since I saw
you, and the cane which L wear this
season changes my whole appearance
also. 1 remember you. however.
very much"
"Well, if we grant all that, Mr..
Nye, will you excuse me for asking
you to what l am indebted for this
call"
swell, Mr.. Could" said I, rising
to my full height and putting my
soft hat on the brow of the Venus de
Milo, after which 1 seated myself op-
posite him in degage Western way,
"you are indebted to me for this call.
That's what you are indebted to.
But we will let that pass. We are
not here to talk about indebtness,
jay. If you are busy, you needn't
return this call till next winter. But
l am here just to converse in a quiet
way, as between man and man. To
talk over the past, to ask you how
your conduct is, and to enquire if l
can do you any good in any way
whatever. This is no time to speak
pieces, and ask in a grammatical
way, TO what you are indebted for
this CALI My main object in COM
ing up here was to take you by the
hand and ask you how your memory
is this spring? Judging from what
l could hear. 1 was led to believe that
it was little inclined to be sluggish
and atrOphied days and to keep you
awake at nights. Is that so, Jay ?"
mo, sir; that is not So"
Every well then 1 have been
misled by the reports in the papers,
and am glad it is all mistake.
Now, one thing more before l go.
Did it ever occur to you that while
you and your family are all out in
your yacht together some day, sud-
den squall, quick lurch of lee SOUP
pers. a tremulous movement of the
main-brace; shudder of the spring.
boom might occur and all be over ?"
Eyes, sir. / have often thought of
it, and of course such thing might
happen and at any time; but you
forgot that while we are out on the
broad and boundless ocean we enjoy
ourselves. We are free. people with
mOrmid coriosity cannot come and
call on us. We cannot get the daily
newspapers. and we do not have to
meet low, vulgar people who pay
their debts and prespire."
"Of course, that is one view to take
of it; but that is only a selfish
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